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020			_a9780199341115
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100			_aSathaye, Adheesh A.
245		0	_aCrossing the Lines of Caste : _b Visvamitra and the Construction of Brahmin Power in Hindu Mythology / _cAdheesh A. Sathaye
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _b Oxford University Press , _c2015.
300			_axix, 310 p. ; _c 25 cm.
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520			_aNormative Brahminical ideology deems it impossible for an ordinary individual to change caste without undergoing death and rebirth. However, the sage Visvamitra transformed himself from a king into a Brahmin through ascetic power (tapas). This book examines the legends of Visvamitra across Sanskrit, vernacular, oral, and visual traditions, offering a historical analysis of how these stories reinforced or adapted Brahmin social power over three thousand years.
650			_aBrahmins
650			_aHindu mythology
650			_aReligious aspects
650			_aSocial stratification
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